mul2std said:

i thought i sensed some kind of mash-up action in that queen intro music...i'll need to watch it again to remember what song i thought was mixed in, but i remember i thought it sounded like something from the gold experience...

impeccable and very soulful performance. i can forgive the white america-pandering medley seeing as he gave us anotherloverholeinyohead last week. seems to be getting ecstatic reviews all over the net too, which is great

also, the bit with his shadow on the large sheet was pretty great unintentional comedy when it made him look half the size of the mic stand.

The disappointed hardcore fans (all 100,000 of us) got a new song on Friday to download = "Guitar".

The 139,900,000 football fans watching the superbowl go a rip-roaring 15 minutes that showcased Prince's awesome guitar playing, two of his most famous songs and a track from his biggest (by far) selling album and three suprising but very good cover songs.

In other words, for once, I think Prince has pulled a master stroke. It was like saying - "Hey guys remember me?" and everyone (hopefully) replying "Hey that dude Prince, he's actually pretty damn good. You know I didn't realise he could play guitar like that!"

Now let's just hope Prince doesn't fumble/drop the ball but instead capitalises on this and moves very quickly to get a new album/new WORLD tour announced and out there!

That said, PERSONALLY, I would have preferred the setlist to have been more like this (keeping in mind what I said above):

Let's Go Crazy
U Got The Look
All Along The Watchtower
Best Of U
Fury
Purple Rain
[Edited 2/5/07 7:19am]

i thought it was an awesome performance. LGC and PR were no surprise, I expected that. My daughter asked me earlier in the day if I knew what he would be playing and I said no, but you can guarantee that LGC and PR will be played. I understand the hardcore fans wanting to hear something else, but this performance wasn'f for the hardcore fanbase, it was for the masses.

I did notice, like others, a few logistical problems in the sound, which I am sure had to do with the rain??

Third, the twinz..yeah, never liked em, still don't...to spastic for my taste...bu I do have to give them props for spinning around that stage in stileto boots and not falling on their ass

Fourth..more of a question..for someone who was there, my husband is dying to know how the lightening worked. He kept replaying that part over and over. I told him I thought it was pyros, he is convinced it was digitally added to the tv performance. Someone who was there prove me right please! LOL

Overall, Nicely done! Great Performance! Really enjoyed it!

Oh, and yea, I agree, drop the rag P, it aint you hon!

and just to sum up the MANY news articles in my inbox this morning....one such article stated:

After Janet Jackson’s infamous wardrobe malfunction in 2004, the role had been highly controversially and sensitively chosen. It didn’t matter to Prince though, as he put forth the best halftime presentation in Super Bowl history. Even with acts like Paul McCartney and The Rolling Stones preceding him in earlier years, Prince redefined how an artist should present themselves on such a grand stage...He didn’t miss a guitar solo, showing the audience what an underrated guitarist he is. While he is often credited toward his songwriting, critics and audiences alike both often abandon the fact that he is one of the most impressive guitar players currently active.

Overall, it was a fantastic experience by an artist whose durability is just beginning to bloom.

btw, i thought this was friggin awesome!

I don't know how many of you listen to the Tom Joyner Morning Show, but Tom Joyner was praising Prince all morning long!

He killed me when he said that Payton Manning "needed to give the keys to the Cadillac to Prince because Prince was the most valuable player last night."

SnidelyWhiplash said:

don't think he was lip synching...spotted a moment or two where he was late at the mike (during lets go crazy...walks of playing his guitar...then misses half the next verse cause he didn't get back to the mike in time) so that would have given it away wouldn't it?

thought the show wa excellent,...far better than I'd expected...he really owned the stadium for 12 minutes. Think he definitly took this oppertunity for all it was worth.

txladykat said:

It looked digitally added to me. Not that hard to do. As long as they had a camera in a fixed position and pre-arranged where to superimpose it.

booyah said:

He was saying " We Will,We Will Rock You (til the wheels comes off)

i did catch that too ... but i also thought - well maybe the mic can be live but not the guitar ??? not sure ....

skywalker said:

I find it odd that in 41 years there has NEVER been rain at a Superbowl, until this one. I think God was on Prince's side and wanted it to be high drama. When the stage turned purple that took the cake!

Anx said:

I agree. We are already getting published reviews being duplicated because people can't be bothered reading through 4 pages of comments on the performance as a whole to see if it has been previously posted. An event like this needs to be split up, a sticky for published reviews as there is a sticky for pictures, a sticky for technical questions. For instance, the number of people asking over and over about the lightning (digitally added onto a single camera shot, sheesh, do people think we really control lightning on cue now or there is a pyrotechnic that looks like forked lightning?) and how come Prince wasn't electocuted (because he wasn't plugged into any electic equipment that might have caused a circuit between the power mains and a puddle, he had at most a battery pack to power the radio transmitter on his guitar which wouldn't be enough to electocute him. Plus if he had rubber souls on...)

Of course the mods will say take this to the site discussion forum...

I have always been one to bitch when something was not very good, like some of the newer songs. But anyone who didn't like or think that his 14 min at halftime was awsome, should find the tallest building in their town and jump. I mean he played, sang, and acted like a fucking rock star!!! He didn't do rap karoke, he didn't sit at a piano, he didn't run all over the place to where u could not understand him, what the hell could some of you want?? For Prince to be 48 and really just have played his biggest gig ever, well thats as good as any of us here will ever see it!

toejam said:

possible, but playing it in slow mo....it looked like right as each strike came down you could see a small explosion above it...that is why i thought it was pyro...

banks said:

I think the part Prince could be heard saying was "rock this joint 'till the wheels fall off'. Sounded pre-taped.

Not completely sure the word was 'joint' but I think it was.

my 2 cents and a question:
does anyone know the band lineup
wondering who was the chick in the white

performance was okay, not mind blowing like i thought it would be. i kinda figured he'd play lgc, pr, didn't expect the jimi or foo fighters song. maybe paying homage to their remake of darling nikki.

theghostoftonym said:

I didn't notice that, good eye! LOL I'll have to go check that out again. I liked the shadow effect though overall, it would have been nice for them to open the show with that instead.

I still think the Brits performance was far better. Anyone who liked the Superbowl performance but hasn't seen the Brits should try and check it out, it might not have the stage, pyrotechnics, rain, atmosphere and occasion, but in sheer quality of performance it is far better and Prince's guitar work is sensational and flawless.

All I have to say is WOW...a really rockin' performance by Prince!!

This will certainly be another bright candle in Prince history and a
feather in his cap for his future....

Those lightning bolts looked so fake though, LOL. The fake doves were making me laugh too.

Tom said:

The shadow effect has of course been used by MJ many times, on tv performances and live on tour, something no one seems to be mentioning.

Howard Stern LOVED Prince SB Performance!!

Howard has changed his tune! Yet again For the last few years he has acted like Prince was well God.

Then Prince didnt want to be interviewed for 3121 so for a year, he was sorta rippin on him.

But now we are back to Prince being God

Howard & the Crew were talking how amazing Prince was at the super bowl! He said he and Billy Joel are old school, they sing and perform 100% live! They said he was electric and they couldnt turn away.

wow

Fred on the show did say he thought Prince's Solo was out of tune, he didnt blame Prince, he blamed the guitar tech. But Howard went right back at him while they were playing the PR Solo and he thought it was great! Plus brought up the Pouring Rain.

Howard also put it out there to Prince over the radio he wants to interview him, and promised he wouldnt ask about Sex or anything about JW if he didnt want to.

A Caller brought up he thought Fred was wrong and the solo was great!!! He also told the Stern Crew Prince plays in Vegas every weekend. Howard said he so wants to see him there & also thought The Super Bowl Performance helped Prince allot in changing his image & he picked up allot of fans from last night performance.

Great Performance!


Performing in the rain-- PRICELESS----





THEY ARE JAMMING ON THE RADIO, THEY ARE
PLAYING--ADORE--

you can burn up my clothes, smash up my ride...


nothing baby could compare to your lovely face..

What if he had performed that song at the SOUL Bowl?

IstenSzek said:

Yeah, what he said.

Seriously, it's easy to "waterproof" the electronics involved. The entire performance was live.

I thought it was a good performance. Could have done with out the doves on a stick and the "go go go" parts. Otherwise very entertaining, especially since they were playing in the pouring rain.

Comments from people on cnn.com.....weird ones on there.

http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBI...-bowl.html

I was surprised and impressed that he did more than just play a medley of Purple Rain album songs. The cover songs were cool and were great for a mass audience. And the rain seemed like it might cause a disaster, but actuallya added some extra mood that wouldn't have been there otherwise.

I think Prince did an amazing job considering the rain... He looked great and he sounded great & I truly enjoyed seeing him perform at the Superbowl.
He did LET'S GO CRAZY, BABY I'M A STAR, PROUD MARY, "?The best of you" (haven't heard this one before, but I loved it!) & the grand finally, PURPLE RAIN which I think was quite fitting for the occasion. He is truly a super star. I loved him in the 80;s and I'm even more in love w/ him now!! I have no complaints, well, except, I could have done without the twinz blocking my view of prince !! but I am totally psyched to see him live this Friday & Sat. @ 3121 in Las Vegas!!
PEACE!

I didn't recognize all of the songs he played. Can anybody help me with the track listings? what was the Blues-ish song in the set?